ImageMagick has a Memory Leak in magick stream
## Summary In ImageMagick's `magick stream` command, specifying multiple consecutive `%d` format specifiers in a filename template causes a memory leak. ## Details - **Vulnerability Type:** Memory leak - **Affected Version:** ImageMagick 7.1.1-47 (as of commit 82572afc, June 2025) ## Reproduction ### Tested Environment - **Operating System:** Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - **Architecture:** x86_64 - **Compiler:** gcc with AddressSanitizer (gcc version: 11.4.0) ### Reproduction Steps ```bash # Clone source git clone --depth 1 --branch 7.1.1-47 https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick.git ImageMagick-7.1.1 cd ImageMagick-7.1.1 # Build with ASan CFLAGS="-g -O0 -fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer" CXXFLAGS="$CFLAGS" LDFLAGS="-fsanitize=address" ./configure --enable-maintainer-mode --enable-shared && make -j$(nproc) && make install # Trigger crash ./utilities/magick stream %d%d a a ``` ### Output ``` $ magick stream %d%d a a stream: no decode delegate for this image format `' @ error/constitute.c/ReadImage/746. stream: missing an image filename `a' @ error/stream.c/StreamImageCommand/755. ================================================================= ==114==ERROR: LeakSanitizer: detected memory leaks Direct leak of 152 byte(s) in 1 object(s) allocated from: #0 0x7fc4ebe58887 in __interceptor_malloc ../../../../src/libsanitizer/asan/asan_malloc_linux.cpp:145 #1 0x7fc4eb563c5c in AcquireMagickMemory MagickCore/memory.c:559 #2 0x7fc4eb563c82 in AcquireCriticalMemory MagickCore/memory.c:635 #3 0x7fc4eb60c2be in AcquireQuantumInfo MagickCore/quantum.c:119 #4 0x7fc4eb6b6621 in StreamImage MagickCore/stream.c:1335 #5 0x7fc4eb09d889 in StreamImageCommand MagickWand/stream.c:292 #6 0x7fc4eaf1295d in MagickCommandGenesis MagickWand/magick-cli.c:177 #7 0x55a34f7c0a0c in MagickMain utilities/magick.c:153 #8 0x55a34f7c0cba in main utilities/magick.c:184 #9 0x7fc4ea38fd8f in __libc_start_call_main ../sysdeps/nptl/libc_start_call_main.h:58 Indirect leak of 64 byte(s) in 1 object(s) allocated from: #0 0x7fc4ebe5957c in __interceptor_posix_memalign ../../../../src/libsanitizer/asan/asan_malloc_linux.cpp:226 #1 0x7fc4eb680e2f in AcquireSemaphoreMemory MagickCore/semaphore.c:154 #2 0x7fc4eb680f30 in AcquireSemaphoreInfo MagickCore/semaphore.c:200 #3 0x7fc4eb60d38d in GetQuantumInfo MagickCore/quantum.c:435 #4 0x7fc4eb60c30e in AcquireQuantumInfo MagickCore/quantum.c:121 #5 0x7fc4eb6b6621 in StreamImage MagickCore/stream.c:1335 #6 0x7fc4eb09d889 in StreamImageCommand MagickWand/stream.c:292 #7 0x7fc4eaf1295d in MagickCommandGenesis MagickWand/magick-cli.c:177 #8 0x55a34f7c0a0c in MagickMain utilities/magick.c:153 #9 0x55a34f7c0cba in main utilities/magick.c:184 #10 0x7fc4ea38fd8f in __libc_start_call_main ../sysdeps/nptl/libc_start_call_main.h:58 SUMMARY: AddressSanitizer: 216 byte(s) leaked in 2 allocation(s). ``` ### Commits Fixed in https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/fc3ab0812edef903bbb2473c0ee652ddfd04fe5c and https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/d49460522669232159c2269fa64f73ed30555c1b
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-53019US | high7.5 | — | ||
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. In versions prior to 7.1.2-0 and 6.9.13-26, in ImageMagick's `magick stream` command,… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagickPACKAGE
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/fc3ab0812edef903bbb2473c0ee652ddfd04fe5cWEB
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-cfh4-9f7v-fhrcWEB
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/d49460522669232159c2269fa64f73ed30555c1bWEB
- https://github.com/dlemstra/Magick.NET/releases/tag/14.7.0WEB
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00012.htmlWEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53019ADVISORY
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